I m using a wiped on brushed on system for the stain and clear coats.
Stained sheet maple plywood.
What surprised us is how much variation there is even in a small sample.
The water will raise the grain and you ll have to sand again.
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Wipe the plywood clean with the dry rag to remove most of the dust created by sanding.
It tend to absorb stain unevenly which leads to a blotchy look.
This is exactly what darin was trying to do.
Because their color is relatively neutral it should make it easy to stain or otherwise finish this wood in the color of your choosing.
If you need to apply a lighter stain then you ll need to strip the original stain off of the wood first.
Sapwood and heartwood look almost identical giving this sheet of plywood a consistent coloring throughout.
Most pieces are either yellowish or light brown in color.
Top choice skyply 1 4 in hpva maple plywood application as 4 x 8.
Don t dampen the rag.
Sealing maple plywood before staining a beginner asks for advice on a hand applied seal coat for maple plywood to allow even staining with a brushed top coat.
Wipe it a second time with.
Get the purebond 3 4 in.
Staining plywood typically requires the use of special gel stains but by preconditioning the wood you can use any wood stain.
We began with a 24 x 24 square of each type and cut that into 18 pieces that were 3 7 8 x 7 7 8.
Step 1 sand the entire plywood surface with 100 grit sandpaper.
The key is to make sure that the stain you are adding is darker than the stain that is already on the plywood.
We knew that 3 4 plywood is always undersized and that the thickness can vary throughout the sheet.
If you have plywood that is already stained you can add stain over top of this.
For those of you who don t know maple is a tricky wood to stain.
Maple b 2 spliced plywood 263012 paintable and stainable and an excellent choice when you want the warmth beauty and timeless quality of hardwood at the home depot.